Speaker for the Dead Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Speaker for the Dead? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. The ansible shows that Orson Scott Card


stole all his ideas from Ursula K. Le Guin.
is in conversation with Ursula K. Le Guin.
is just rewriting Ursula K. Le Guin's books.
has invented faster than light communication.
Q. The Descolada symbolizes


the way that the Lusitania colony must work towards better hygiene.
the sickness of the Lusitania colony.
the way that the Lusitania colony must adapt to alienness.
the way in which the entire Lusitania colony is sainted.
Q. The fence


allows humans and piggies to cross it in many ways.
absolutely separates humans and piggies.
is not a real fence, but simply another name for the Descolada virus.
is not a real fence, but simply another name for eating too many water snakes.
Q. The third life symbolizes


being regenerated in a video game.
dying and going to heaven.
crossing the fence between humans and piggies.
going from one planet to another.
Q. It makes sense to think of Ender as living history because


he is a professional historian.
he has lived for millennia via near-light travel.
his clothes are always dusty.
he is always talking about the pyramids.